How can a state, even during peaceful relations, bring pressure on another state without actual war?

How can a state, even during peaceful relations, bring pressure on another state without actual war?
A . Through Pacific Blockade
B. Through Round Table Conference
C. Through Article 12
D. Through necessary determinations
E. By using any of the above options

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Answer: A

Explanation:

The pacific blockade evolved in the nineteenth century as an alternative measure of coercion short of war. It is exercised by a great power to bring pressure to bear on a weaker state without war. Previously, international law had considered any blockade to be warfare. By the end of the nineteenth century, international law could not credibly limit the use of blindness.